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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Woman Hollering Creek.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Felice says that the name of Woman Hollering Creek makes her want to “holler like” whom?
(a) A banshee
(b) Tarzan
(c) Yosemite Sam
(d) A monkey

2. On what day of the week does Dolores take flowers to the grave of her husband and sons?
(a) Thursday
(b) Sunday
(c) Tuesday
(d) Wednesday

3. Cleofilas believes that Juan Pedro has “a very important position” at a company that makes what?
(a) Beer
(b) Diapers
(c) Tequila
(d) Computers

4. Juan Pedro feels that if Cleofilas “had any brains in her head she’d realize he’s been up before” what, “earning his living”?
(a) The dog
(b) The cows
(c) The rooster
(d) The sheep

5. Woman Hollering Creek is known as the creek one passes on their way where, according to the narrator?
(a) San Antonio, Texas
(b) Seguin, Texas
(c) Austin, Texas
(d) Laredo, Texas

Short Answer Questions

1. Cleofilas and Juan Pedro plan to get married in what season?

2. What cartoon character is described on the baby blanket that Cleofilas lays by the creek?

3. Cleofilas thinks as she laments her unhappy marriage, “Everything happened to women with names like” what?

4. In the town where Cleofilas grew up, the narrator says “there isn’t very much to do except accompany the aunts and godmothers to the house of one or the other to” do what?

5. What is the name of Cleofilas’ father in “Woman Hollering Creek”?

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